Barack Obama said "humanity is fundamentally good, but it's only good when good people stand up for what's right" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 26, 2013

humanity is fundamentally good, but it's only good when good people stand up for what's right

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks Following a Tour of the Maison des Esclaves on Goree Island

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